Failed transtibial pullout repair of the medial meniscus posterior root

Gabrielle Wasilewski; Hamidou Drammeh; Mohamed Belal; Zuhaib Khokhar; Andrew Pasion; Emad Allam

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.006

Failed transtibial pullout repair of the medial meniscus posterior root

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Feb 3;18(4):1507-1510. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.006. eCollection 2023 Apr.

Authors

Gabrielle Wasilewski¹, Hamidou Drammeh¹, Mohamed Belal¹, Zuhaib Khokhar¹, Andrew Pasion¹, Emad Allam¹

Affiliation

¹ Loyola University Chicago and Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S 1st Ave, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.

Abstract

Transtibial pullout repair is increasingly being utilized for repair of meniscal root tears. Loosening and suture pullout may occur after such a repair but has not been reported in the radiology literature. We present a case of a transtibial pullout repair complicated by suture pullout, recognized on MRI and confirmed on subsequent arthroscopy. This complication may occur in the immediate postoperative period and is important to recognize as it requires surgical management.

Keywords: Medial meniscus; Meniscus root repair; Meniscus root tear; Meniscus tear; Transtibial pullout repair.

Publication types

Case Reports